Machine for sealing bottles, jars, and other receptacles.



lPATENTED DBC. 17, 1907.\

J. V. HULL. A MACHINE POR SEALING BOTTLES, JARS, AND OTHER` RECEPTAGLES.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 15. 1906. l

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY' WITNEssEs: A I

QW; /wwm No. 874,201. PATENTED DEG. 17, 1907.

J.V.HULL.

MACHINE PoR sBALING BOTTLES, JARS, AND QTHBR REGEPTAGLESL APPLICATION FILED JAH.15. 190,6.

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No. 874,201. PATENTED DEG. 17, 1907. J. V. HULL.

MACHINE FOR SEALING BOTTLES, JARS, AND OTR REGEPTAGLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 15. 1906.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOR 'lse/)lz ITEM@ ATTO'NEY Kam.

: Section of the sameon the dotted' line 4 4 of Fig. 2, withthe parts thereof shown in Vtheir normalinoperative position ready to receive'the head of a bottle or jar with a-cap NITRD fsTATRs PATENT- onirica.

JOSEPH V. HULL, OR- BROOKLYN, yNEW YORK', .fissicfNo'R To HARRY c. RLYR,` o r NRW YORK, N. Y.

- l To all whom it may concern:

. MAonnm FOR snnnmerorrnns, JARS, AND OTHER REoEPrAoLEs.

Be it known that I, JOSEPH V. HULL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State. of New York, have invented ycertain inew and usefulVv Improvements in Machines for Sealing Bottles, Jars, and other Receptacles, of which thefollowing is a specification. e

The inventionrelates to improvements in 'machines `for sealing bottlesjars and other receptacles provided with caps or like clo- Sures; and it consists in the novel features Yhereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Y. The machine of my invention has been produced more .particularly for sealing jars and the like with closures or caps of the chares 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Let- 27, 1904, said ca ls having at their lower edge an annular'bea containing a packinglring'` and which bead is compressed vertica y to I squeeze a portion of' the ring partly below' an annular shoulder on the jar or bottle, where? by the cap becomes secured in position on the Jar or bottle and seals the same.

The present invention com rises a" Ina- .v chine having a novel chuck wit which the bottle cap is. placed and parts of which durfing the operation of the machine exert pres-.

.g shoulder von the bottle neck.

The invention be fully from the' detailed description hereinafter pre' j'sented, reference being had to ythe accom- "4.0.

sure in anV upward vertical direction against the lower edgeof the lbead'on the cap for I squeezingoutwardly from said bead a por- I tion of the packing ring against the annular Yunderstood panyingdrawings, in whichz' Fig. 1i

away, of the upper portionof a seahng machine constructed in. accordance. with and embodying my invention; Fig. 2de a bottom being omitted therefrom;

Y section, onu an `enlarged sc plete chuck, with the parts thereof shown in theiroperated position, the section bein on view of the chuck,' the ca centering'head ig. 3' is a vertical a e, of the com- `the dotted line 3.3 of Fig. 2, Fig..4 is ike.

thereon preparatory to said parts Specification ofLetters Patent.

:Application iile-d Januaryv 15, 1906. Serial No. 296,052.

a side elevation, partly brokenl Patented Dec. 17, 1907.

moved to the position in which they are shown i-n Fig. 3 for exerting pressure against the lower ledge of the bead on the bottle'cap,

Fig. 5 is a side elevation partly in section of the lower'part of the machine whose upper part is represented in Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is a central vertical .section lthrough the upper end of a`bottle equi ped with a cap of the character applied wit the use of the present invention.

In the drawings, 10 .designates a portion of the generalframe of -the-machine; 11 a vertically movabletable 4to be moved upwardly by means of a foot treadle 9 (Fig. 5), as usual, against the lower end of the bottle or'jar to be sealed ,'12 the chuck as a whole;.13 a rigid arm supporting the chuck 5 14 a rod pivotally connected at its upper end with a lever 15 which is ulcrumed on said arm; 16 a weight .guided on the rod 14 and connected by a chain 17 and rod 1S with the aforesaid foottreadle for normally keeping the latter tilted upwardly ready to be depressed by the foot o the operator, and 19 an adjustable stop carried by the lever 15 for preventing. undue descent of the rod 14 when the foot treadle is depressed, said rod 14 beingfat its lower end connected with. said treadle. The tablell is secured upon the upper end of a slidable rod 8 which by means of a chain 80, spring 81 and link 82 is connected with a bracket S3 pivotallyconnected with the treadle 9 and which receives the lower end ofthe rod 14 and serves to connect the' same with said .treadle When the treadle .9 is depressed it pulls downwardly on the spring 8L. and chain 80 and -effects an upward movement of the table, 11. The features of my invention are located at the 'upper end of` the 'frame 10 and reside morev particularly in the chuck12.

verted cup-shaped casing 2O containing a centering head 21 and a series ojaws 7" the latter being pivotally secured to and carried by a frame 23 located within the upper portion of the casing 20 and carryingJ trun- -nions 24 which project outwardly through `vertical' slots 25 formed in said casing and are epaged bythe lwer ends of links 26 pivotv y secured to the crank-end 27 of the lever 15. The casing 20 and centering head 21 have no movement during the operation of the machine, but the frame 23 and jaws 22 'are drawn upwardly, insuch operation, from the position in which they are shown in Fig.

The chuck 12 comprises an exterior in is formed with lugs 30 through which bolts 31V pass said bolts preventing any sprcad'in of lower walls of' the casing and enabling said walls to be drawn slightly inwardly,l due to the slots 25, to take iup any vwear upon their lower inner edges by the action of the 'aws 22. Upon the bolts'31 will )referably e provided siacing sleeves" 32 itting between the walls of the slots-25. When the lower walls of the casing 20 are to be drawn inwardly, the sleeves 32 must be removed and shortened'.

, 'lhe lower edge of the casing 20 is thicker than the general wall of the casing, and in said edge are inserted plugs 33 of hardened I metal, the inner edges of said plugs being l'lush uithtlie inner vertical'walls of the casing and said plugs being provided to prevent undue wear on the lower inner edges oisaid casing by the j-aws 22. v i

'lhe centering head 21 has its lower vface` a recess surrounded by a flange-34', which recess snuglyreceives the closure cap, with the lower annular bead thereof directly below the lower edge of said flange which'edge operates as' the anvil against w ich the bead onthe cap is pressed'by means-of the jaws 22 when the latterare moved y upwardly to the )osition in which ythey are shown in Fig. 3..

YThe centering head 21 has an ulpwardly extendingstern 35 which extents yupwardly withinthe shank 28 of the casing 20 and is' threaded at its upper. portion toengage a.

threadforined in the interior of saidshank. The centering head 21 may thus be adjusted vertically within the casing 20 and when adj .j ustcd remains stationary Awith said casing.

j ln order to lock the centering -head 21 against accidental rotation I provide' the Astein 35 with a series of elongated tapered recesses 36 to be engaged by'a spring-pressed stud 37 (Fig. 3), this stud permitting the rotation of the head 21 under the force of a tool applied thereto Jfor thatpurpos'e but preventing 'any accidental rotation of said head. Within kthe head 21 lis formed a chamber within .which is secured a ijnagnet 38 whichmay or-inay not be used as preferred. l If the cap is applied u on the neck of a bottle and' both introduce to the chuck prior to' the elevation ofthe table 11 ,the ma net 38 will bennnecessary, but if it is desire tojfirst apply the cap to the head 21 and then elevate the lbottle or jar to the cap b means of the table 11, the magnet 38 shou d be employed vso that it may hold the cap withinthe head Y a part of the packing ring therein is squeezed 4againstthe bottle neck, as shown-'in Fig. 6.A

y 21 in position to have the neck of the bottle or jar enter it when the table l1 is elevated.

The stem 35 ol` t hehead'2l has a vertical hole through it, as" indicated by dotted hues in Figs. 3 and 4 through which a rod may be in"- serted for drivi'ngithe'magnet 38 from said head when'the latter'is detached from the machine.

The jaws 22 are of sefmental outline, as shown in Fig. 2, and. at t ieir upper portions are formed with the inwardly extending arms 39 whose inner ends are disposed below coiled.

springs-10 housed. within the frame 23 and exerting a downward pressure upon the inner ends of ysaid arms 39, whereby the lower por` ,tions oi" the jaws 22 have a normal tendency -to s `)read outwardly from around the contering l pivotally hung, by'ineans of pins 41, in slots lead 21. 'lhe arms 39 of the jaws 22 are formed in the loweredges of the frame '23,

and the lower edges ol said jaws flare outwardly and are formed with 'an inner. shoulder 42 and an outer shoulder 4.3, below which shoulder 43 the jaws have plain vertical surfaces l44. When the jaws 22 are in. their 90 lower 1noperated,posit1on, shown 1n Fig. 4,. the shoulders-43 are below 4the lower inner.

'edges of the casing 20, said jaws having been turned outwardly, upon their descent., to the `position shown in Fig. 4 b the action of the Y When the ro( 14 oi the machine iysprings 40. is depressed and the lever 15 is caused to pull l upwardly, through the links 26 and trunnions 24, upon the-frame 23 and jaws 22, the shoulder 43 on said jaws rides' inwardly against the lower inner edge ofthe easin 20, Whereby said jaws become closed toget 1er and the shoulder 42 is carried upwardly. directly below the lower edge of the flange 34 Iof the ceni tering head 21, said shoulder 42 not contacting wlth the edge of said ilange 34 but pressp ing'the bead on the cap against said edge vwhereby said bead becomes compressed anl -When the jaws 22l are in their upper position',

shown ingliig. 3, their vertical "surface 44 engages. the'inner vertical surface ofthe lower portionof the casing 20, whereby said jawsl l are prevented from spreading during'the operation of pressing thev `bead-"on the cap;-

against the edge of the flange 34, and the vertical segmental inner surface of the jaws lies close against the outer surface of the lflange 34, whereby the bead on the bottle cap is prevented from spreading outwardly beyondY 1 the outer edge ofthe iiange 34,f the integrity". v of the beading 'being thus preserved and said beading beingreduced in a vertical direction only enough-'to properly squeeze the packing I l Aring and effect the sealin' When the 'aws22 arein their upper position a three-si ed 'recess is formed lbetween the lower edge of the flange l34, up ,er edge of the i shoulder 42 Iand inner edge o the jaws 22, 130l ofthe bottle.' i

and this recess thaty the `bead on Theeperation of t e machine constituting f myimeintion will be largely understood from the description hereinbefor'e presented. The

normaljnoperated positioniof theparts of -Y vthe chuckt l2 is re resented in Fig. 4,' The cap may be "applie upon the bottle neck and therewith inserted into the centering' head i 21, thebe'adr'on the cap being placed immediately below the flange 34, and thereupon,

by the depression of thetr'eadle 9, ,the table 11 willbe elevated and the rodilll ,de ressed,

with the result that the table. 11 -wil engage the lower endL of the bottle and keep the cap thereonpressed u within the headf21 and that, through the liever .15 andlinks 26, the frame'ZS and .jaws 22 will be drawn upwardly withinthe casing'Z, Vsaid jaws duringtheir .upward movement closing inwardly aroilnd the bottleneck and carrying the shoulder42 upwardly below and against the bead on the bottle cap, said'shoulder 42 during the. latter portion ofthe upward movement of thejawsy 22 com ressing the said bead against the lower e ge of the flange 34. The spring 81- enables thfeftable 11ste yieldinglypress the bottle against the-head 21. 'After the bead on the bottle cap has'been cdmpressed,.the

o erator will removehis foot from the treadle o -the machine,"v and therenp'ontheftable .1 1'v and spreadlree ofthe bottle 'anditscapand the table -11ftorelease.. .thepbottleffrom the -centering 4headl 21, whereupon ytheoperator 1 na is sailed ,to fist apply ihioaiaap to the' head 21 'and elevate the bottle,y by` means of the table 11, tothe cap`, thi's method upon to retainthefca inthe headr-2`12 the movement ofl the ottle toward said .ca Idol not limit the invention tofallf vofj t 'e details of fform 'and -construction shown,`'but I illustrate the drawings the; most desir-.fA 'able forml of these-verdi' parts known to What I claim as my mventionkanddesire 1 rn a machined: he characteads'cibd; y

the cap may be dis osed',l ',00rnb-ine'r lseriesLOfI-segmenta jaws encompass ,l vbrad ndih-vng'a-Shoul? -deftoengag -lwre'auras-@brasashad @shadedwww heir-sidebar pression ai @anerkannter vertical. verticallyA movable.` frame to' 'which vsa-idjnet vv'fs 'are ip ivotally sevderbelovv said bead, and means folmoving said frame and jaws u wardly to Acarrysaid .shoulder against'said ead, forcompressing4 the same; substantially asset forth.-

2. In a machine of the characterdescribed, Y'

the chuck comprising a' cap -centeringjhead having a recess to receive thecap 'and a surrounding iiange below which the bead on the 'fi 'cap may be disposed,`f combined with segmental jaws encompassing Said -head and having a shoulder to engage lthe lower edge of said bead, means for closing said jawsso as to carry'said shoulder below. said bead, -and means for effecting a compression of's'aid bead between said shoulder-and the edge of said flange, said centering head having a magnet vto retain the lcaptherein'; substantally as set forth.

3.- Ina machine ofthe character described, i i

the chuck comprising a ca 'centering head fhavinga recess toreceive t ve cap and la surrounding flange below which the bead on" the A cap maybe'disposed, combined with segmental jaws encompassing saidhead and havin a shoulder to engage the' lower edge of sai bead, a vertically movable frame to which saidj'aws are -pivotally secured, springs contamed withinsaid frame and engaging said f jaws for, normally spreading them Aoutwardly fromfthe entrance to said head', means for. closing 4said jawssofas to carry said shoulder` below. 'said bead, and ineans formovings'aid Aframe and,`jaws.upwardly .to carry said shoulder against said bead, for compressing.

thesame; substantially-as set forth. l

` 4, 1I'n a macinney of thecharacter described, the chuck comprisin the exterior casing, the' vcap Vcentering head t ierein having afrecess' to receive the/ cap and a surrounding' iiangelbelow whichthe bead'on tliefcap may bezdis- 'posed, and thesegmental awsencompassing said head and havingan inner shoulder tof en- 'f f gage the 'loweredg'eo said 'bead'and an outer l shoulder :to: en age;- the lower-.edge of said casir'igduring t eupward movement of said awszwhereby an dose-dmanr; to bring-saidinner s 'oulderfbelow said bead',-

combln'ed t means for-efecting a corn'- shoi'ilder-l ,--th

" eirterior casing,

bead l:betweensgid inner dan'ge; sub

ner shoulder and the edge lof said flange,"said 'asin f havinginserted within its lower edge the p ugs of hardened metal for preventing undue weer el" same; substantially vas -set forth. 'b

6. In a machine of the character described,

' the chuck comprisingr the ecterior easing, the

jaws from the' entrance to said hea lcap centering head therein having a recess t0 receive thc cap and a surrounding ange bef Ilow which the bead-on the cap may. bev dissV posed, and thesegmental jaws encoiri iassing said head and having im lnner shou der to Aengage thc lower edge of said bead and an outer shoulder to engage the lower edge of said casing during the upward movement of said aws, whereby said jaws areclosedinwardl Y said bead, combined with vtheframe within said casing and' lto which said jaws arepiv oted, springs for, normally spreadingfsaid and means for moving said frame and jaws upwardly to carry said shoulder against sind.l

bead, for. compressing the latter;v substanf tially as set forth.-

v 7; In a machine of the character described, l the'chuek comprising the exterior casing, the

ly to bring said inner shoulder 'below' Vcarry .said 'shoulderiagamst sau. l compressing the latter.;substant1allyas set cap centeringr head therein having a recess to receive the cap and asili-rounding flange lielow which the bea/d on the cap may be dsposed, 'and the segmental jaws encompassing said head'and having an inner shoulder to engage the lower edge of said. bead-and an outer shoulder to en ageA the lower edge of said casmgduring t ie upward movement of sind jaws, 'wherebyjsaid aws are closed inwardlyT to bring said iiiners oulderbelow. said bead, combined with the frame Within' said casing and within slots in which' said l'aws are piv'- oted, springs housed within. said frame and 40 engaging inwardly extending arms on said .jaws for normally spreading saidjaws `from the entrance to-saidrheadv and 'means for., moving said fran'ie-and jaws uwardly to'` fort .y

Signed at New ,York city, in tliecounty. of' New York and 'State of New York, this 12th day lof JanuaryjA. Dg'v1906.' Y JOSEPH V. HULL.

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